Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

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About Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Healthy Cigarette?

Q: I was surprised reading a news paper today that there is a pesantren lead by a shaykh (and also Kyai) in Indonesia who teach their mureeds to make a healthy cigarette, they said they are using many herbs that is useful for people. Now their business is good … Continue reading

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Hadith: Allah’s Preventing Self-Aggrandizing Worship

Question: Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah, I don’t know the credibility of the following site, so wanted to ask any of the learned members if they could advise as to the authenticity of this (purported) hadith, and educate me with any … Continue reading

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Viewing Pornography

Q: Is it halal to viewing pornography and the phenomenon called “sex cartoon”- this is not the same as pornography, but like cartoon?… Continue reading

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Interpretation of “Ma Khalaq” in Surat al-Falaq

Q: One particular part that stuck out on me which, for me, tainted this book and I could be wrong is when he mentioned the verse from Surah Falaq “min sharri MA khalaq” which is usually translated “from the evil He has created”. Continue reading

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Disobedience of the Jinn Before Adam (as)

Question: Please can you answer for the following question? I have heard the below statement in the khutbah of Imam just before juma prayer at the Mosque, “Before Allah swt created Adam as  He swt created jinns and they were … Continue reading

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Life of the Ummah 1500 Years

Question: Assalam u alayekum! One day I was reading the sohbat translation in English from (Haqqani Fellowship website)and it was mentioned in the context of Sura e asr by Sheikh that ummat e Muslima will last 1500 years. 1471 years … Continue reading

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Hadith About Last Tariqah?

Question: Assalamoualaykoum Wa Rahamatul Lahi Wa Barakatuhu I have been told over and over that there is a hadith that says that the Naqshbandi Tariqa will be the last one among all tariqas.  Is this true and if so where … Continue reading

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Make-up Prayers When Traveling

Q: When we travel 50 miles we only [pray] two rakats. Suppose we don’t do these rakats when we arrived at destination. We go back home. Do we then 2 or we do replace it with the normal number of fard rakaates? Continue reading

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Disposal of Hairs and Nails

Q: Are we allowed to burn our hairs and nails or we only have the solution to bury them? Continue reading

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Burning Chicken Bones

Question: I have one question for bones from either chicken or meat: If we live in a  house where the trash pick-up is only once a week, is it OK to burn the chicken bones? Shukran Answer: Burning animal bones … Continue reading

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